Cedar Rapids casino bid backed by local investors aims again
The Gazette argues for a broader study as Linn County backers seek a hopeful third license from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. A $250 million riverfront complex would face cannibalization concerns, with state revenue and regional competition in play.
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Cedar River
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Riverside
Waterloo
Dubuque
Iowa
Nebraska
Cedar Cedar Rapids
Linn County Gaming Association
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment
Racing and Gaming Commission
Cedar Crossing
Allianz
Hilton Double Tree
First
First West
Big Grove Brewing
Rob Sand helps Cedar Rapids after 2020 derecho
State Auditor Rob Sand joined Cedar Rapids residents in the wake of the 2020 derecho, cutting hanging limbs and loading logs while delivering aid. Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer assisted days after her wedding as western Iowa faced tornadoes and floods, with Sand aiding communities daily.
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Rob Sand
Cedar Rapids
Abby Finkenauer
Iowa
Sand's leadership praised in Iowa political voice
The writer asserts Rob Sand is the most trusted Iowa politician as the only elected Democrat in a leadership role. They express hope he will run for governor or attorney general if his young family situation allows.
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Sand
Iowa
Young Family
Rob Sand
Trump cannot undo Roe impact on American women
Froma Harrop argues that Donald Trump’s 2016 pledge to end Roe v. Wade, now realized, harmed women as states control abortion. She highlights Idaho's strict bans, emergency room refusals, and airlifted patients, noting a migration of obstetric gynecologists creating care deserts and rising rhetoric that masks the damage to health care and women's rights.
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Roe v. Wade
Nicole Miller
Boise
Idaho
Utah
Trump
Roe
Biden
U.S. Supreme Court
Winkwink
Conservatives target contraception and privacy rights in national drift
Peter Jauhiainen argues conservatives aim to reverse key 20th century liberties from Roe v. Wade through Dobbs and Griswold decisions. He cites Alito’s history standard, attacks on privacy rights, and links to Project 2025 urging repeal of contraception access, interracial marriage, and same sex intimacy protections.
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Samuel Alito
Dobbs
Supreme Court
Griswold
Connecticut
Roe
Clarence Thomas
Loving
Virginia
U.S. Senate
Heritage Foundation
America
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